User Guide

Chapter 3: Objects And Attributes
3. Open the palette menu and select Load Presets. The menu command will reflect the selected
stroke type or stroke attribute.
4. In the dialog box, navigate to the file and click Open.
To apply preset strokes to objects:
Use the following general procedure to apply a preset stroke to one or more objects.
1. Select the objects for which you want to change strokes.
2. Click the Strokes icon in the Toolbox to open the Presets palette. The Pen tab will be selected
automatically.
3. Select the stroke type.
4. Choose a stroke in the preset strokes list. If necessary, use the scroll bar or window resize
button to view additional strokes. Canvas applies the stroke you choose to selected objects.
To make a preset stroke the current stroke:
Select a preset stroke as the current stroke to apply to new objects you create.
1. Deselect all objects in the current document. To deselect all objects, press Esc a few times.
2. Click the Strokes icon in the Toolbox to open the Presets palette. The Pen tab will be selected
automatically.
3. Select the stroke type.
4. Choose a stroke in the preset strokes list. Use the scroll bar to view additional strokes. The
Strokes icon in the Toolbox shows the current stroke.
Using standard pen strokes
The most common type of stroke is a standard pen stroke, a solid line of uniform width. This type of
stroke is used for many situations, such as technical illustrations, flowcharts, callout lines, etc.
By default, the width of pen strokes is measured in points (one point is 1/72 inch). Pen stroke widths
from 1 to 16 points appear in the Pen tab of the Presets palette.
To change the current pen stroke width:
1. Deselect all objects.
2. Open the Presets palette and click on the Pen tab.
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